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July 7, 2016
PEO Soldier, PdM SMS, changes leadership By Deb Dawson PEO Soldier The lead Army organization responsible for developing and fielding night vision goggles, thermal weapon sights and other devices saw a change of leadership in a ceremony last week on Fort Belvoir. Lt. Col. Tim Fuller handed over the reins of Product Manager Soldier Maneuver Sensor, PdM SMS, to Lt. Col. Anthony Douglas. Brig. Gen. Brian Cummings presided over the ceremony. He heads Program Executive Office Soldier, PdM SMS’ parent organization. PEO Soldier personnel, family and friends of both lieutenant colonels, and industry representatives attended the ceremony. Fuller commended his staff and said serving as product manager was an honor, particularly because he and his Special Forces teams benefitted greatly 12 years ago from equipment developed by PdM SMS and Fort Belvoir’s Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate. He and his teams were deployed
Fort Belvoir officials will celebrate the opening of the new Resilience Training Center and SHARP Resource Center with a ribbon cutting at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday. The new facility, at 9515 Hannah Lane, Bldg. 1099 (the old Logan Dental Clinic location), has several large classrooms that will be used for National Capital Region resilience training classes and for Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention classes. The SHARP side of the building also has a large, private waiting room, a children’s waiting area and several victim interview rooms. The SHARP area will be locked and visitors will need to ring a bell to be granted entry. The new space will allow both programs to expand their services and to reach more people, program
Veterans’ performance
Combat Veteran Players Inc., presents a performance of “The Comedy of Errors,” by William Shakespeare, Wednesday in Belvoir’s Wallace Theater. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and seating is first come, first served. Come out and support the veterans and wounded warriors who star in this show. For more information, call Sara Taylor, 703-805-2395. For information on Combat Veteran Players Inc., visit http://www.combatveteranplayers.org.
Amphitheater fun
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Lt. Col. Anthony Douglas, left, receives the flag symbolizing the Change of Charter from Brig. Gen. Brian Cummings, center, Program Executive Office Soldier, as former Product Manager of Soldier Maneuver Sensors (PdM SMS), Lt. Col. Tim Fuller, right, looks on. to Iraq twice for combat. They used the night vision and other sensors to great effect, he said, noting, “Knowing that, with this equipment you can see the enemy before the enemy can see you gives you enormous confidence.”
Fuller reflected upon his three years with PdM SMS, and said the team of military, civilians and contractors continues to provide leading-edge technology for Soldiers. “This is a great team,” he said. See PEO, Page 9
Ribbon-cutting for Resilience Training Center, SHARP Resource Center set for Wednesday By Amanda Stewart Staff writer
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Ribbon-cutting Resilience Training Center, SHARP Resource Center 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 9515 Hannah Lane, Bldg. officials said. “We had been in temporary space and it has always been a mad scramble to find space for our classes,” said Gloria Park, master resilience trainer-performance expert. The Master Resilience trainer courses are held four or five times a year, and each session lasts two weeks, so finding classroom space to accommodate the program has been difficult, said Park. “This will allow us to expand our programs and … just make our lives easier,” she said. “We are really excited about it.” The new location, near 12th
Street, also gives the program more visibility, she said. “We’ve already had Soldiers stopping in to get information. Being in a central location, I think, will really help us,” Park said. Before relocating to the new facility, the SHARP program was housed in an undisclosed location, said Tasha Venters, Fort Belvoir sexual assault response coordinator. “Being in a pretty much undisclosed location on the one hand was good, but on the other hand, no one knew where to find us,” Venters said. “In our new, more-visible location, we hope more people will be comfortable coming in just to find information and resources.” Housing the two programs in the same building also just made sense, Venters said. “Being housed together gives us a good sense of synergy for education, prevention and intervention,” she said.
The next events in Belvoir MWR’s Family Fun Fridays are a screening of the movie, Pan, July 15; and a concert by Traitors N’ Thieves Aug. 19. Both events start at 6:30 p.m. at the amphitheater. Everyone’s invited to bring lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the free, outdoor events. Each night also includes activities for children, including bounce houses and games. Food trucks are also expected to be on site to sell food. For more information, call 703805-3417.
Voter registration
The Installation Voting Office encourages all Service members, spouses, voting-age family members and civilians to register to vote in the upcoming election. Belvoir’s Voting Installation Office is in the Welcome Center, Bldg. 1155. People with questions about voting may contact Stephan Patterson, 703-806-0721, Stephan.d.patterson.civ@mail.mil.
Newcomers’ orientation
Belvoir’s monthly newcomers’ orientation is Tuesday, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Community Center. The orientation is followed by resilience training, starting at 1 p.m. Everyone is welcome, whether they are new to Belvoir, or have been here a while. Mission-partner organizations are also asked to tell their employees, new and ‘old,’ about the event. Info is available by calling 703805-1795.